Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.eat_block

Allows the entity to consume a block, replace the eaten block with another block, and trigger an event as a result.

Eat Block Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
eat_and_replace_block_pairs	not set	Array of strings	A collection of pairs of blocks; the first ("eat_block")is the block the entity should eat, the second ("replace_block") is the block that should replace the eaten block.	Sheep: [{"eat_block":"grass","replace_block":"dirt"},{"eat_block":"tallgrass","replace_block":"air"},{"eat_block":"short_dry_grass","replace_block":"air"},{"eat_block":"tall_dry_grass","replace_block":"air"}], Sheepomelon: [{"eat_block":"melon_block","replace_block":"air"}]
on_eat	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	The event to trigger when the block eating animation has completed.	Sheep: {"event":"minecraft:on_eat_block","target":"self"}
priority	not set	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Sheep: 6
success_chance	0.02	String	A molang expression defining the success chance the entity has to consume a block.	Sheep: "query.is_baby ? 0.02 : 0.001"
time_until_eat	1.8	Decimal number	The amount of time (in seconds) it takes for the block to be eaten upon a successful eat attempt.	Sheep: 1.8

Samples

Sheep

"minecraft:behavior.eat_block": {
  "priority": 6,
  "success_chance": "query.is_baby ? 0.02 : 0.001",
  "time_until_eat": 1.8,
  "eat_and_replace_block_pairs": [
    {
      "eat_block": "grass",
      "replace_block": "dirt"
    },
    {
      "eat_block": "tallgrass",
      "replace_block": "air"
    },
    {
      "eat_block": "short_dry_grass",
      "replace_block": "air"
    },
    {
      "eat_block": "tall_dry_grass",
      "replace_block": "air"
    }
  ],
  "on_eat": {
    "event": "minecraft:on_eat_block",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Sheepomelon

"minecraft:behavior.eat_block": {
  "priority": 6,
  "success_chance": "query.is_baby ? 0.02 : 0.001",
  "time_until_eat": 1.8,
  "eat_and_replace_block_pairs": [
    {
      "eat_block": "melon_block",
      "replace_block": "air"
    }
  ],
  "on_eat": {
    "event": "minecraft:on_eat_block",
    "target": "self"
  }
}